'Flesh-eating' bacteria have been found thriving on seaweed blooms and plastic pollution in the open Caribbean Ocean, and researchers worry the potential pathogens could come back to bite us.

The Event Horizon Telescope revolutionizes our understanding of black holes by allowing us to directly observe their event horizons.

Groundbreaking tracking technology that has revealed new insights into how desert ants navigate their complex worlds could inspire the next generation of smart, efficient robots. An international research collaboration involving the University of She

Scientists have unlocked one of the biggest mysteries of quasars – the brightest, most powerful objects in the Universe – by discovering that they are ignited by galaxies colliding.First discovered 60 years ago, quasars can shine as brightly as a tri

Could stars and planets be living organisms? Is LHC dangerous for the Earth? How do neutrino detectors work? Does the Big Bang suggest that everything around...

In a distant star system, a sunlike star orbits an invisible object that may be the first example of a 'boson star' made of dark matter, new research suggests.

Lightning's role in making nitrogen available for life on Earth may have been relatively short-lived, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of St Andrews Centre for Exoplanet Science.

Of course, despite making a close approach in the sky over Earth, the moon and Venus remain fairly widely separated in the actual solar system. And this is probably a good thing.

How Apple's new features can make small print, conversations, and navigating your phone more accessible.

The search for extraterrestrial life has captivated humanity's imagination for centuries. Among the countless celestial bodies in the universe, Alpha Centauri, our nearest neighboring star system, holds particular intrigue

Researchers from the neurology department, visual arts and archaeology department are jointly working on the development of the human brain in the next hundred years

In the search for signs of ancient life on Mars, the Perseverance rover captured a stunning panorama of Belva Crater.

Led by Kelly Chipps of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists working in the lab have produced a signature nuclear reaction that occurs on the surface of a neutron star gobbling mass from a companion star. Their achievement impro…

Lightning initiation processes on Jupiter are found to pulsate with a similar rhythm to lightning that occurs inside clouds on Earth, according to a Nature Communications paper. The findings suggest t

Tunnels deep underground in North Yorkshire are providing a unique opportunity to study how humans might be able to live and operate on the moon or on Mars.

Lightning crackles in a stepwise fashion on both worlds, a new study finds.

At Microsoft Build, Satya Nadella introduced Azure AI Studio, a full life cycle tool to build, train, evaluate, and deploy the latest next-generation models ...

On April 26, 2023, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft acquired 10 images around HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander's landing site with its Narrow Angle Cameras.

A HOMEOWNER thought he had a gas leak after hearing a loud blast but is now set to make a fortune after discovering a space rock had crashed into his garden. The lucky German found the 4kg meteorit…

A team of researchers, including Prof Jörg Kudla from the Institute of the Biology and Biotechnology of Plants at Münster University, has found a mechanism in thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) that enables plants to provide protection against salt stress for…

Have you ever put off cleaning the house or decluttering the overflowing basement? Living cells cannot afford this procrastination when it comes to clearing the decks. Tiny garbage chutes are constantly active there to capture worn-out proteins, faulty cell c…

In the study, researchers collected soil samples from across Europe in a wide range of temperatures, from minus 3.1 to 18.3 degrees Celsius. The samples revealed that microorganisms in soils - such as bacteria and fungi - are strongly adapted to their local c…

A team of astronomers has discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet that may be absolutely covered with volcanoes.

Four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday as part of a private astronaut mission by Axiom Space, which hopes to build its space station in low Earth orbit later this decade. The mission, called Axiom-2 (Ax-2) is the second pri…

Quantum dots (QDs) display excitonic capabilities with adjustable absorption and emission features for contemporary photonics as a result of the size-dependent quantum confinement effects.